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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking some showers that are headed our way. but the latest computer models sort of back off in the showers for friday night, saturday. we're going to get to that. here's the system we talked about it. it's motion is something like this so it's working it's way down the coast. just a different kind of emotion for this storm. right now we have loud in the bay area. by santa -- right now we have clouds in the bay area by santa monica. in some places it'll be low visibility in the morning hours especially in the valley. a high surf advisory goes into effect. it's going to be fairly sizable. high surf advisory
ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking...
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Dec 25, 2012
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tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be kind of an issue late tonight early tomorrow morning. we had it this morning, we'll have it again tomorrow morning. after the fog clears we get the high fog and the showers should star -- start in the bay area. does not look like a giant storm but it's enough it'll get you wet out there. first thing we start with is the fog in the morning and late tonight. if you're in someone's house and you're driving out to napa you're going to have problems with valley fog. so be prepared for that. then the clouds increase so today we were dry, then tomorrow the system comes in. it's
tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be...
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Dec 26, 2012
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ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000 customers are without power. >>> an in louisiana a brave boater captured this waterspout on camera just north of new orleans. the spout formed over lake pontchartrain. new orleans and the surrounding areas remains on alert for tor -- tornadoes through the night. >>> the same storm system bringing a lot of snow to the sierra. a winter storm warning causing problems. >> reporter: these brake lights greeted drivers to the sierra. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at times many went no faster than 10-miles-an- hour. and had dela
ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000...
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as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the gas station was as far as we had time to go. it was as far as some people should have gone. the parking lot was packed as people took a break from the long drive to gas up. and have some fun. after that driving ordeal, hundreds of people played today at a new snow park at nieyak. >> we try not to hit traffic. but everyone had the same idea. >> reporter: george brought his family up from sacramento. he knew what he was getting into in terms of the drive, b b says it was worth it. >> they wanted to play in the snow, so we had to take the ride. >> reporter: this is something we have seen all day here in this parking l
as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the...
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Dec 29, 2012
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in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday. >>> and a wide array of champane is a sure sign that new year's is here. how san francisco is getting ready. >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after someone pushed him in front of an oncoming train. it happened late last night i
in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday....